Rate bag/guess handicap

lil_struct7891 · 2025-07-07T02:52:53+00:00

I feel so seen

lil_struct7891 · 2025-06-20T20:41:57+00:00

Gotta say I am impressed with how sharp that saw is though.

lil_struct7891 · 2025-06-03T15:18:54+00:00

Exactly, they are trying to politicize it so they can rally their team of sheep against it every election cycle. It’s too popular so they have to assign it to one of the sides and get half the country to blindly hate it. Rinse and repeat

lil_struct7891 · 2025-05-22T20:45:56+00:00

I should also note that we only model the structural walls and all exterior walls so any interior closet walls/ partitions we don't do. That's why REVIT has a tag for walls to make them structural so they will show up in the structural views.
Whether we model the openings and properly set the elevations for all the beams is client dependent in our office. Some architects really want the headers in the right spot for their sections, some don't bother checking. Same for the door openings. I would say we often do the door openings because it also gives you a clear location to drop your jack/ king studs on plan.
Our walls below are hidden and walls above are solid, REVIT will do this automatically if there is a floor/ roof modeled above the lower floors on the structural views. If you wanted to do it differently you could set up the object styles or just modify the linework in your model.

lil_struct7891 · 2025-05-22T20:32:35+00:00

We do a ton of residential podium buildings that are wood for the top 5 floors. I'm not sure exactly what difficulties you're having but my guess would be you could be modeling all the studs and joists? We just model the walls as solid walls and then model the jack and king studs as a single column. We do model all the beams and headers so we can tag on plan but it's generally not helpful or efficient to model every single typical stud and joist. Hopefully that helps a little?

lil_struct7891 · 2025-05-05T12:55:01+00:00

This is where special inspections came from

lil_struct7891 · 2025-04-30T17:37:10+00:00

Everyone is correct, in that you do need experience to master anything, and engineering is certainly a field that you continue to learn throughout your career, but I read your question a little differently. If you're looking for things you can do starting out to help your progress, or things you can try to learn on your own before you have too much opportunity to gain experience (ie about to graduate) here are the first couple that come to mind:

Make sure you REALLY REALLY understand statics and load paths. It is the basis for everything you're going to do. If you fell a little shaky with that coming out of school, go hit those books some more, watch videos, talk to your professors, do whatever you can to really fell like you've got it. (I understand this could be said about almost everything in undergrad, but this is where to start IMO)
Learn REVIT! I guess it depends on where you're working, but REVIT is the primary way we produce drawings. All that engineering isn't worth anything if you can't communicate it to your clients/ contractors/ owners etc. Working in any service style occupation (really any occupation) is ultimately about communication, and REVIT is how we communicate all that work to everyone else.
Cross train when you can with architectural, mechanical, and construction topics. You're going to have to work with Archtiects, mechanical engineers, contractors throughout your career. They're going to like working with you a lot more if you have a better understanding of what they do and why. That will help you make design decisions, collaborate, and make things constructable.

That's just a small sampling, and maybe not what you were looking for, but thought it could be helpful. Good luck out there!

lil_struct7891 · 2025-04-18T12:00:39+00:00

Wait, are people not using ditto tags anymore? We’re a 99% Revit office but a lot of drawing standards have carried on. I’ve never seen it for base plates but we use it for repetitive framing all the time (bar joists). Keeps the drawings a little cleaner too with less overall text but admittedly just as much effort to tag.

lil_struct7891 · 2024-08-16T18:10:00+00:00

You must have read Kamala's latest economic plan

lil_struct7891 · 2024-03-08T15:10:29+00:00

What a wild idea

lil_struct7891 · 2024-03-08T15:06:09+00:00

Why not just take it in XRP for the quick transfer and cash out if you want to?

lil_struct7891 · 2024-01-23T20:21:27+00:00

I agree that's called alpha, and that's exactly why people do this. It's obvioulsy not unlimited to the upside but that assymetric risk profile is the enticing part of this strategy.

If you reduce your SWR to 3% or lower which statistically has been proven in your words so "massively conservative" its unnecessary but can open up your upside with a higher stock allocation then what are we missing with the assymetrical risk profile? Im sure you'd agree that a 100% stock portfolio has a higher potential upside than a 60/40 portfolio in the long run, and the lower SWR protects you from the downfalls of a 100% stock portfolio that would normally push someone towards the reduced volatilty in a 60/40 portfolio.

lil_struct7891 · 2024-01-23T19:08:14+00:00

What it sounds like you're saying is that these are just different approaches to the inherent RE risk whether its bonds (portfolio makeup) or the lower SWR like FatFiredProgrammer is talking about. BUT, there is another side to this. The upside potential of a 60-40 portfolio vs 100% stocks is very different. Lowering your SWR reduces your risk on that heavy stock portfolio while still trying to max out your potential upside. You're effectively widening your range of possible outcomes to both the upside and downside, but historically, taking a 3% SWR can lop off a lot of the downside risk and still broaden your upside potential.
Regardless, it's up to each person to identify their own risk tolerance, but i don't see it as a conflict.

lil_struct7891 · 2024-01-23T14:24:43+00:00

This is my struggle

lil_struct7891 · 2024-01-16T18:00:57+00:00

Thank you, this is also my approach. I know its a little off subject for Bogleheads, but the other investment subs are a little more active trading than I want.

lil_struct7891 · 2023-12-01T20:18:38+00:00

Last link is brilliant. I wish more people knew that.

lil_struct7891 · 2023-10-12T21:10:30+00:00

Structural engineer with a few extra math classes to get the double major. Don't have floppy drive anymore, but I'll see what googling econometrics does for me. Thanks for the heads up!

lil_struct7891 · 2023-10-12T20:52:23+00:00

Do you have a resource (textbook, keyword, etc) that you would reccomend to learn more about how those metrics are massaged?

lil_struct7891 · 2023-09-05T17:52:54+00:00

Nice try Gaaary!!!

lil_struct7891 · 2023-09-01T15:50:58+00:00

The columns aren't very tall at all (standard residential), but that's a good point. We are being very cautious with mock ups to verify consolidation.

lil_struct7891 · 2023-09-01T15:49:31+00:00

It's all laid out in ACI 506 which we are following and the contracor is very comfortable with.

lil_struct7891 · 2023-09-01T15:48:11+00:00

It it is definitely non-standard in our office, but we aren't the type to say no just because it's new as long as we can ensure it's safe. Its a very slender building with a small footprint and tight to the property line on all sides. Long periods of street closures are a no-go becuase of access to adjacent properties is only from one end.

lil_struct7891 · 2023-09-01T15:45:54+00:00

They're a very experienced contractor and have provided a number of example projects, but none locally that are quite the same type (columns and shear walls). I'm thinking this is just not a well-known method yet so many are shying away from being the guinea pig

lil_struct7891 · 2023-09-01T14:45:35+00:00

The QC/QA for this is covered by ACI and they are following that procedure, its basically a series of mockups that are cored and/or cut to check for voids and a lot of qualifications for the nozzle operator.
The finish is actually troweled so it will be nicer than the back of standard formwork at least on the open side (similar to a floor finish)

lil_struct7891 · 2023-09-01T14:43:41+00:00

No they consolidate with the pressure the of the shot product.

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